Rare ‘sunglint’ transforms Alabama River into a giant ‘golden dragon’ — Earth from space
A 2023 astronaut photo shows the moment the Alabama River briefly morphed into an undulating golden serpent, similar in shape to a Chinese dragon. This
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A 2023 astronaut photo shows the moment the Alabama River briefly morphed into an undulating golden serpent, similar in shape to a Chinese dragon. This
Chemists used waste cooking oil to create a sustainable, super-sticky adhesive that’s strong enough to hold up hundreds of pounds of weight.
The Geminid meteor shower peaks this week! The Geminids peak overnight on Dec. 13 and 14, when up to 150 “shooting stars” per hour will
Lamniform sharks such as great whites and tiger sharks are famous for their size. The first such giants evolved 15 million years earlier than thought.
Scientists hunted dark matter and solar neutrinos with one of the largest experiments yet. While the neutrinos likely appeared, dark matter results couldn’t be confirmed.
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
In December 1954, Gertrude Elion and colleagues described a new compound they had developed that sent children with leukemia into remission. It would guide a
Tantalizing results from small trials and anecdotes raised hopes that drugs like Ozempic could help. Despite setbacks, researchers aren’t giving up yet.
Stalagmite data suggest Homo floresiensis faced prolonged drought that stressed both them and their prey, contributing to their disappearance.
The reason we can gracefully glide on an ice-skating rink or clumsily slip on an icy sidewalk is that the surface of ice is coated
NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates were introduced Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, following a competitive selection process of more than 8,000 applicants from across the United
The Ash Pendant was discovered in a Viking Age burial mound in Sweden and may have been used by a female shaman.
A reduction in rainfall may have played a sizable role in the extinction of Homo floresiensis, the archaic human species nicknamed the “hobbit,” a new
Astronomers have long been concerned about reflections from satellites showing up in images taken by telescopes and other scientific instruments. (Image credit: NASA via)